Fractal dimensions of the sagittal [interparietal] sutures in humans

• Autorzy: Skrzat J , Walocha J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Traditional studies of the cranial suture morphology have focused mostly on visual estimation and linear measurements, and thus on evaluating their complexity. This paper presents a new look on cranial sutures as curves, which can be analysed by fractal dimension. This new measure seems to be a much better method of expressing properties of sutural patterns than traditional methods. Our findings suggest that the fractal dimension of non-complicated interparietal sutures slightly exceeds the topological dimension of the line, that is 1.0, whereas the fractal dimension of complicated sutures may reach a value of 1.4 or even more. The difference between the minimum and maximum decimal fraction of the fractal dimension indicates a three-fold increase in complexity in the investigated sutures.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sutural pattern; cranial suture; man; fractal dimension; neurobiology; anatomy; morphometry; sutural complexity; suture; morphology; linear measurement

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Folia Morphologica
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 62
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.119-122,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Skrzat J

• Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University, Kopernika 12, 31-034 Krakow, Poland

autor

Walocha J.

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